did somebody steal my snake???!!

[louise]

i hold amethyst once a week or once every 2 weeks. she stresses if i bother her any more then that. well i had her out less then 2 weeks ago and she was not even close to this big! did someone switch guyanas with me?





then she noticed i was taking pictures and she made a quick retreat. she hates to be bothered.




i have always fed her prey a little under girth size and i dont really bother her if she dont want to be messed with. guyanas are prone to regurg and doing it this way i have never had a problem. but if i do hold her or mess with her to much she will stop eating. so i get to hold her 15 minutes a week and that seems to work best.

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[owen.richards]

lol big growth spurt louise?

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[louise]

i have had her a little over 2 years now. i got her when she was a month old.

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[louise]

it is amazing how much she grew in 2 weeks!

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[luker3232]

that happened with my bp one week it was 19" next it was 23"! no one believes me (i am gunna go cry me a river OH)

	Ball Python The Ball Python (Python regius), also known as the Royal Python, is a ground dwelling snake native to the savannahs and rain forests in western Africa, predominatly the countries of Ghana, Togo, and Benin.

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[louise]

Originally Posted by luker3232

that happened with my bp one week it was 19" next it was 23"! no one believes me (i am gunna go cry me a river OH)

i believe you! i have never seen anything like this!!!!!

	Ball Python The Ball Python (Python regius), also known as the Royal Python, is a ground dwelling snake native to the savannahs and rain forests in western Africa, predominatly the countries of Ghana, Togo, and Benin.

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[louise]

maybe cause i was feeding her small rats and i upped her a month ago to large (still under girth size)

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[louise]

now if this isn't the kettle calling the pot black!
i heard chance call amethyst fatty!

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[owen.richards]

lmao chance is being mean to her lol, a switch from small to large is a prettty big difference

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[mpgt]

Beautiful snake! I noticed quite jump in growth rate when I switched from mice to rats

[luker3232]

Originally Posted by louise

i believe you! i have never seen anything like this!!!!!

YAY!

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[louise]

Originally Posted by mpgt

Beautiful snake! I noticed quite jump in growth rate when I switched from mice to rats

she has always got rats.

[Stargazer]

Gorgeous snake. How long is she? I'm thinking maybe my Guyanan will feed better if I hold him less, too. I usually have to fight with him to get him out of the cage. I thought you were supposed to hold them every few days to keep them docile. Maybe not?

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[Rust316]

Louise you need to conduct covert photo operations because she's a real looker.

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[Stargazer]

Yup, I'd definitely steal her if I saw her. Nice habitat, too. What sized tank is that and what wattage bulbs do you use to heat it?

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[Rust316]

Originally Posted by Stargazer

I thought you were supposed to hold them every few days to keep them docile. Maybe not?

Not.

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[X-Factor]

beautiful snake and im VERY jealous of the cage.... i wonder if i can up my feeding size too. im feeding small mice to my young BP and she is wrapping and finishing in about 10 minutes. Not a sizable bulge either...i think i can step it up. congrats on the growth spurt! tells me that you are a good snake mommy (but we already knew that).

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[louise]

i am thinking she is 3 1/2/4 feet! her cage is a 5 foot cage. she is gonna be going in the 6 foot cage as soon as chances new cage gets here.
my BP i feed slightly over girth size.
stargrazer give it a try, hold her not to often and for not a long period of time. sticking to this amethyst never skips a meal. her bulb is 100 watt, on cold days i put another 100 watt next to it.
thanks xfactor, i try to be a good snake mommy. i really love my critters

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[fire_kat]

She is so beautiful!
The last pic you posted of her...wow...she has grown lol ALOT
I love they way your have her cage

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[Stargazer]

That's so strange. My BCC is about 3 feet, but a small adult rat is still a little big for him to eat--it puts a big lump in his belly and then he won't eat again for a month. Also it takes a 150-watt bulb and an additional 75-watt bulb in winter to heat a 40 gallon tank. That's wild that you can heat a 5-foot tank with a 100 watt bulb. Is your house extra warm, or is it some kind of special glass?

I will definitely try holding him less. I thought I was helping him by holding him more!!

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	Boa Constrictor Constrictor Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constictor constrictor). Refers to "true" red tail boas such as the Guyana and Suriname locales.

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